Hope Farm

This community service project was so much fun!!  In addition to our Jack and Jill Chapter raising $10,000 for our chosen charity, HOPE FARM, Inc., via our biennial Golf Swing fundraising event, we rolled up our sleeves and thoughtfully interacted with the people.

We had the pleasure of collecting donations, spring cleaning our own closets, and compiled a great stack of excellent merchandise to take to Hope Farm to set up a boutique shopping experience for the mothers and sisters associated with Hope Farm. 

Haley was the quintessential leader!!  She helped organize the merchandise, staffed the check-in table, took "reservations" and kept track to "held items."  It was fantastic to see her peers relying on her, looking to her for direction!!  

Hana was an essential part of this operation as she organized the shoes, helped the women find their shoe sizes, grabbed chairs for them to sit down as they tried on shoes, and bent over to help them pick things up off the floor.

The men were the muscle.  Ian helped to transport clothing for the ladies, helped move things around, and ran around helping to gather items.

Summer Clothes

Online SALE at Children's Place!!  Box of goodies just in time for the end of the school year and summer!!  (THREE MORE WEEKS!!)

Ian the fish - swim meet and water polo tournament

Ian scored THREE goals helping his team win 2nd place in the Spring North Texas Water Polo League tournament!!

Check out that smile!!  

Rigadoon on the upright bass

Rigadoon played by Ian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E42emJ3NTn4

Children's Cluster

Children's Cluster is always chalked full of magnificent educational opportunities and great socialization with peers and friends.  This year the conference was held at Great Wolf Lodge. 

• Workshops included, computer programming and animation sponsored by UT Dallas.  
• African Drummers and dancing - cultural education and African geography lesson.
• The Children's Defense Fund Freedom School hosted an interactive literacy discussion.
• Interactive "Mad Science" was the highlight with bubbling potions and "magical" science experiments.
• Emergency medical technician spent time talking about safety:  seat belts, helmets, and using good judgement in public.

And THEN, there was plenty of snacking and waterpark fun with Jack and Jill friends!!!

Baptism - throw-back

Easter Sunday - Time to nurture the Spirit within

Easter Bunny- last year, and today.

Potato plant science